Little Miracle

Alisa

I still cannot believe my luck!

As you may know, I am allergic to cats (to protein Fel d 1 produced by cats, to be exact). Ironically, everybody in my family are big cat lovers, and my kids were begging to get a cat for years. I wanted to get a cat myself, but every time I was around any cat even for a few minutes, I would start sneezing uncontrollably. I cannot even step inside Petco, for example, when they have cats for adoption...

Anyway, recently I've heard about claims that Siberian cats seem to be hypo-allergenic. Here in the US these cats are still rare – they were originally imported from Russia only a few years ago.

To make a long story short, I found myself a Siberian kitty during my last trip to the Ukraine, where these cats are as common as they are in Russia. The kitty is as sweet as it can be, and I have absolutely no allergic reaction to her. I am still being very careful – do not let her sit in my lap, do not let her go in my bedroom and studio, do not deal with her litter box, etc. I also have a back up – a very nice neighbor ready to adopt the kitty if I develop any symptoms as she grows up (I just really, really hope this is not going to happen!).